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EP 2387189 A1 20111116 - Method for demodulating signals of a multi-access system that may collide and device for implementing same

Title (en)

Method for demodulating signals of a multi-access system that may collide and device for implementing same

Title (de)

Verfahren zur Demodulation von Signalen eines Mehrfachzugriffsystems, die untereinander eine Kollision verursachen können, und Instrumente zu deren Umsetzung

Title (fr)

Procédé de démodulation de signaux d'un système multi-accès pouvant entrer en collision et équipement de mise en oeuvre

Publication

EP 2387189 A1 20111116 (FR)

Application

EP 11165676 A 20110511

Priority

FR 1002025 A 20100512

Abstract (en)

The method involves measuring a phase of a global signal common to two mutually collided time-multiplexed signals (S1, S2). An expected value of the global signal phase is estimated depending on a pair of phase states of the two signals and for each scenario of a received pair of bits of the two signals. A metric associated with the scenario is calculated. A bit-stream pair of each of the signals offering smallest aggregate metric is conserved, where an aggregate metric is a sum of an aggregate metric calculated in preceding iteration and the metric calculated with the scenario. An independent claim is also included for an equipment for demodulating two mutually collided signals.

Abstract (fr)

La présente invention est relative à un procédé de démodulation de signaux à multiplexage temporel pouvant entrer en collision mutuelle, en particulier dans le cas d'un système AIS (Automatic Identification System) est un système de communication entre navires qui permet de limiter les heurts entre navires et qui permet une surveillance du trafic maritime en vue des côtes grâce à des stations côtières qui écoutent les communications. Lorsque ces signaux en collision sont suffisamment « distincts » (en fréquence, en puissance ou en temps) des algorithmes existent pour les discriminer. Le démodulateur proposé dans le cadre de l'invention offre la possibilité de démoduler deux signaux en collision, dont les paramètres de collision (écart de fréquence, de puissance ou leur désynchronisation) sont assez faibles pour les rendre quasiment inaccessibles autrement. Cette invention permet donc au système d'AIS par satellite d'exploiter des cas de collisions de signaux jusque là nuisibles, afin d'améliorer la performance globale.

IPC 8 full level

H04L 25/03 (2006.01); H04B 7/185 (2006.01); H04L 27/20 (2006.01); H04L 27/227 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

H04L 25/03331 (2013.01 - EP US); H04L 27/2017 (2013.01 - EP US); H04L 27/227 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (applicant)

PETER A. MURPHY, GARY E. FORD: "Co-Channel Demodulation for Continuous-Phase Modulated Signals", IEEE PROCEEDINGS

Citation (search report)

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Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2387189 A1 20111116; EP 2387189 B1 20170809; CA 2740156 A1 20111112; CA 2740156 C 20180717; FR 2960114 A1 20111118; FR 2960114 B1 20130118; US 2011280347 A1 20111117; US 8693587 B2 20140408

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 11165676 A 20110511; CA 2740156 A 20110511; FR 1002025 A 20100512; US 201113105410 A 20110511